Technical & General Articles
Custom Software Development in 2026: How AI Enhanced Solutions Are Transforming Business Efficiency
With the rise of AI‑powered coding assistants, development teams can now deliver high‑quality solutions faster than ever—helping organisations modernise their workflows without the long lead times traditionally associated with bespoke software.
How to Identify Manual Processes That Are Costing Your Business Money
Most businesses don’t realise how much time and money they lose to manual processes. These tasks often feel “normal” because they’ve been done the same way for years — but they quietly drain productivity, increase error rates, and limit growth. The good news is that...
URL Rewrite HTTP to HTTPS for IIS
There seems to be a lot of information out there for URL Rewriting when it comes to using .htaccess files, but not a lot when using IIS and a web.config. It's a really simple task, it's not something you do all the time, it's a set and forget type operation. Put the...
Debug WordPress for site running slow on Windows Server / IIS
At Advantech, we have several cloud hosted VPS's that we administer to host sites and applications on. Our VPS's are currently all Windows Servers - why you ask? Because we develop .NET applications that require IIS and Windows to run. But we also host websites, of...
Excel Shortcut Key – F4, Repeat the last action
Excel never ceases to amaze me! Every time I use it, I find out something new that I didn't know existed in Excel. I've probably only uncovered a quarter of what Excel can possibly do. * I know of businesses that use excel for their complete internal business system....
SSL For Your Website
Google is making changes and why you should consider SSL for your website Google announced that in January 2017 it will start flagging sites as "unsecure" if their site is not protected by SSL. This will only happen in Google Chrome if this is your browser or choice,...